Pat Rothdeutsch

PHILIPSBURG — Even though the Philipsburg-Osceola boys’ basketball team has been mired in a slump, forward Josiah Davis has been a consistent bright spot all season for the Mounties. A 6-foot-2, 175-pound senior, Davis has been asked to play to all over the floor. He plays outside, inside, posts up, handles out front and can…

STATE COLLEGE—State College almost waited too long to turn it on against Cumberland Valley on Jan. 3 in the North Gym. Almost. The Little Lions trailed nearly the entire game, at times by as much as 13 points early, and were still down by six with just 1:39 to play. Better late than never,…

STATE COLLEGE — They couldn’t really be called “twin towers,” but at about 6-foot-5 each, State College forwards Tommy Sekunda and Drew Friberg are big enough to cause major headaches for opponents in the paint. That they also can handle and shoot lights out adds another level of misery for defenses trying to control…

While the rest of us were engaged in celebrating the holidays, the local county high school sports’ teams were busy as well. They were playing in any number of tournaments, meets, non-league and even league games. Here are a few of the highlights of what’s been going on: The State College Girls’ basketball…

UNIVERSITY PARK — The sometimes rocky roads that the USC Trojans and Penn State Nittany Lions football teams traveled in 2016 were surprisingly similar. It’s also surprising, given how the two teams stood after Week 4, that those roads will ultimately end at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Monday, Jan. 2. Back in…

College football’s annual extravaganza of bowl games is about to crest on New Year’s weekend. There were 40-some bowls this year, with more than 80 teams, and this weekend the 2016 heavy hitters will collide. That list, of course, includes the national semifinal games between college football’s version of the final four: Alabama, Washington,…

STATE COLLEGE — The State College High girls’ basketball team will be in major transition mode in 2016-17. Anytime a team loses 27 points, 13 rebounds, three assists and three steals through graduation, it is a major hit and difficult to replace under the best of circumstances. Throw in the fact that those…

PHILIPSBURG — The spirit was back for the Penns Valley girls’ basketball team in its 73-38 victory Dec. 19 at Philipsburg-Osceola. After a success-filled 19-6 campaign in 2015-16, the Lady Rams so far had been searching for the elusive formula that carried them to the brink of last year’s District 6 title. They…